PSC sweeps pair from Becker

Apr 21, 2003

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - After seven postponements, the
Plymouth State College baseball team finally played its first home
games of the season Monday afternoon at Panther Park, sweeping a
non-conference doubleheader from Becker College, 6-5 and 11-7.

PSC, which came from behind to pull out both wins, stopped its
five-game losing streak and improved to 11-13 overall, while Becker
fell to 7-12-1 overall.

Trailing 3-0 in the opener, the Panthers pulled out the game
with a two-out, five-run rally in the fifth inning. Sophomore
Matt Gabellieri (Lincoln, R.I.) doubled and scored
on a single by senior Scott Hodsdon (Somersworth,
N.H.). After seniors Matt Price (Epping, N.H.) and
Matt Salokangas (New Ipswich, N.H.) drew walks,
classmate Robbie Burr (Concord, N.H.) cracked a
two-run double and freshman C.J. Rousseau
(Merrimack, N.H.) followed with a two-run single.

The rally made a winner out of senior starter Jason
Egan (Sharon, Mass.), who went five-plus innings and
allowed three runs on seven hits. Freshman Mike
Dreesen (Boxford, Mass.) came on in the seventh inning and
nailed down his first save.

Down 3-0 after a half-inning in the nightcap, PSC plated four
runs in the bottom of the first to take the lead. Hodsdon had an
RBI double, and two runs came home on a triple by senior
Jay Zinis (Manchester, N.H./West). The Panthers
added a solo run in the second on another RBI double from Hodsdon.

The Panthers then put the game away with a five-run fourth
inning, keyed by a grand slam by senior Matt Price
(Epping, N.H.), his team-leading fifth home run of the season.
Junior Jay Morgan (Laconia, N.H.) added RBI
doubles in the fourth and fifth innings.

Zinis came out of the bullpen to earn his first win of the
season (1-0). He worked three-and-two-thirds innings of scoreless
relief, giving up just one hit and two walks while striking out
nine.

The Panthers are back in action Tuesday at Panther Park with a
3:00 p.m. game against New England College. Both teams will use
only wooden bats in the game.